DNS Probe Finished No Internet or also known as Dns_Probe_Finished_No_Internet is a common error in Google Chrome. Many users reported that they got this issue frequently.

Normally, this error occurs because a problem with the default DNS server that your computer or device is using. You can easily fix it by changing your default DNS server to other DNS services like Google’s DNS, OpenDNS, or maybe one of these services.

However, sometimes this error might be created by other causes. Therefore, you could not solve the problem by just changing the DNS server. Instead, you can try to clear Google Chrome data (cookies, cached files, browsing history), perform a few Command Prompt commands, as well as uninstall apps or resetting your router or modem to fix it.

In this guide, I will tell you five useful methods that you can use to solve the DNS Probe Finished No Internet error in Google Chrome, such as clean up the browser, change the default DNS server, or check the firewall to make sure it’s not blocking your browser as an accident.

Replace The Default DNS Server With A Third-Party DNS Server

The first step you should take is that replace the default DNS server on your computer or device with a third-party DNS server like Google’s DNS or OpenDNS.

By default, your computer uses the default DNS server that it pulls from the internet service provider (aka ISP). However, these default DNS servers sometimes aren’t stable and don’t respond. That’s one of the causes you got this issue, as well as many other problems.

To replace the default DNS server on your computer or device, you can read this article to learn how to do. It’s a step-by-step article that tells users how to change DNS server on their computer or device, including Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android. You can also use this method to switch between your favorite DNS servers faster, instead of using only one.

After changing the DNS server, refresh the website to check if the error has gone yet. Sometimes, you have to clear/flush all DNS cache to make it works.

To clear DNS cache on your Windows PC, open the Command Prompt program and then type:

ipconfig /flushdns

and then press Enter

Changing the DNS server also helps you bypass and access blocked websites. If combined with a VPN service, you can bypass and access geo-blocked content like Netflix or Hulu.

Clean Up Google Chrome’s History, Cached Files, Cookies

Before removing Google Chrome data, you can do another check by using other internet browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera or UC Browser, to test if the error comes from your browser or not. If you can access websites normally with any of these browsers, then the cause of this DNS error probably comes from your Google Chrome browser.

However, if you can’t access websites with these browsers, then the error occurs due to other causes. You don’t need to remove Google Chrome’s history, cached files or cookies.

To clean up the browsing history, cached files, and cookies of Google Chrome, read this guide to learn how to do. I would suggest you backup Google Chrome data before proceeding further in the case you change your mind and want to retrieve any information from the browser, such as a website you have visited before but don’t remember it.

Fix Dns_Probe_Finished_No_Internet Error With Command Prompt

If two above methods didn’t work, you could try to fix the DNS Probe Finished No Internet error in your Google Chrome with a few commands that help you reset/release/renew your local IP address.

Firstly, open the Command Prompt program by pressing Windows + R, then type cmd.exe and press Enter

Next, type:

netsh winsock reset

in the Command Prompt program and press Enter

Restart your Windows PC and your Google Chrome should be working after that.

You can also fix this DNS error by using below commands:

ipconfig /release

ipconfig /renew

ipconfig /flushdns

netsh int ip set dns

netsh winsock reset

Open the Command Prompt and then perform these commands, one by one. After that, exit the Command Prompt program and then reboot your PC.

Reboot, Reset Or Change Settings Of Your Router Or Modem

Before rebooting, resetting or changing settings of your router or modem, you have to check and verify the scope of the Dns_Probe_Finished_No_Internet error.

If it only happens in your Google Chrome browser while other browsers like Mozilla Firefox or Opera still works fine, then you can skip this method.

However, if the entire computer can’t access the Internet, including browsers, apps, or e-mail, then you should try to reboot, reset your router or modem, as well as or change settings of it.

You can also unplug the power cable of your router or modem away from the source of energy, wait for at least five minutes and then plug the cable into your router or modem again.

Uninstall Apps That You Are Using To Filtering Websites

Sometimes, firewall applications or similar programs have blocked specific websites for some reasons. You can temporarily disable these applications to verify if they cause this error or not. If these programs caused the Dns_Probe_Finished_No_Internet error, then you should uninstall them and find alternatives.

Conclusion

So basically, in order to fix DNS Probe Finished No Internet (or Dns_Probe_Finished_No_Internet), you have to perform these steps:

Replace your default DNS server with a third-party DNS server.

Clean up cached files, cookies, and history of Google Chrome

Use Command Prompt to perform somes commands like netsh winsock reset, ipconfig /release, ipconfig /renew and some other commands.

Clear all DNS cache with ipconfig /flushdns command.

Reboot, reset or change the settings of router or modem

Uninstall programs you use to filtering websites, or disable firewall.

I hope above methods can help you to solve the DNS Probe Finished No Internet error. After trying above methods but it remains, leaves your comment below with detailed information, I will try to help you fix it.